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Saturday, April 13, 2013

Join Us in the April Really Reasonable Ribbon Blog Hop!


Hello everyone!
Welcome to another...

If you are here from the Really Reasonable Ribbon's Ramblings blog, you are in the right place. If you just happened on to my blog you'll want to head back there where it all starts.

The April Ribbon Club assortment is a perfect blend of springy teals, greens, and white.
Isn't it beautiful? :)


For those of you who have yet to be blessed with a pretty assortment of ribbons and trims in your mail boxes each month, check out the monthly Ribbon Club details HERE to find out how.

I couldn't decide which of the ribbons to choose so I used them all!
Here's my card.


I simply cut a piece of scrap cardstock 1/4" smaller than my card base, ran some ATG along all 4 sides as well as some in the middle. Then I placed strips of ribbon over the entire surface, weaving one piece in and out, down one side. I then trimmed the ribbon to where it overhang the sides by about a half inch then adhered the ends to the back side with ATG, to create my background panel.


I tied the bow with my handy dandy Bow-Easy.


The stamps are #IB-47 "Hello My Friend" from Unity, and #1115MC "Magnificent Men" sentiments from Inky Antics.

I used watercolors on my image, painting the flowers to match the ribbon,but doing the heart in a contrasting pink for a pop of something different.

I just want to take a second to thank Bonnie Garby for having me on her team these past 3 years. This is my last post "for now at least" as a design team member, as I am not renewing my term. Bonnie has generously given me more ribbon than I will be able to use in a life time, and I have some things going on in my life that I need to dedicate more time to, so I'm taking a break. 

Better than all of the ribbon in this world, is the friendship she has given me. That will last a lifetime as well. 
LOVE YOU GIRL!

Thanks also to to all of my design teams sisters, past and present. You have made this team such a blast to play on!
Mmmmmwah!

Your next stop on the hop is sweet Judy's joyful blog. I know she has something awesome to share with you!

BUT, BEFORE YOU GO....
Make sure and leave a comment below about my card, so I'll know you dropped by. Then comment on all of the girl's projects as well. They need some L♥VE too! 
Don't forget to end up back where you started, and answer Bonnie's question for your chance at winning the wonderful prize package from Really Reasonable Ribbon.

Thanks so much for hopping by!

38 comments:

Dee in N.H. said...

That is BEAUTIFUL! The ribbon is so pretty and I love how you used it for the background. What a great idea!

Judy Rozema said...

I will miss you on the team! You have been such an inspiration to me! I know I will keep up with your fabby stamp line and your sweet grandboy~!

Your card is just cool! I never think of stuff like that! Love that you used all the ribbons~!

Mwah!

Diana said...

Hi Trudy, I really like this card that uses all the ribbons for the background. You are very talented.

Desire Fourie said...

Absolutely gorgeous. So love the aqua and green colouring and the pink heart that pops against the rest of the design.
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Heather said...

Super cute card True!! I love how all the ribbons look next to each other...beautiful combination! The splash of pink is perfect!!
Hugs
Heather

Madeline Rains said...

beautiful!

Verna Angerhofer said...

What a beautiful card. I just love the gorgeous spring colors.

Melissa said...

Your card is gorgeous! Thanks for all your work on the design team and enjoy your time off :)

Bonnie Garby said...

What a gorgeous 'hot hot hot' summery card True!! It's been such a pleasure to have you on the RRR DT. I love you too and we'll all miss you. Stay in touch!

Anonymous said...

Trudy such a sweet card. I just love it. Sorry to see you're leaving the team...best of luck to you. Huggs G

Sandra H said...

Hello, What a way to use ribbon your have created such an adorable card and to use your ribbon in this way is so creative l just love it and thank you for sharing your inspiration xx

Mary Ann said...

Beautiful card,Love the colors and the ribbon is awesome...

Sue D said...

Very pretty--love how you used all the ribbons.

Anonymous said...

Trudy you used the ribbons so beautifully! Awesome card! - Vivian

Mary said...

Love the look of woven ribbon. Beautiful card. Nice job!

Unknown said...

Your designs are always lovely and this is no exception. I'm sorry that I won't see your RRR designs in the future, but I hope and pray that all in your life goes swimmingly!
Warm wishes, Denny

Mary said...

I jumped right into the blogs - I was so excited to see all the pretties! My favorite summer color is ocean blue!

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What an awesome creation...
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Heidi Blankenship said...

True, I love your card and how you used all of the ribbons to create the background! Fantastic idea! You and all of your inspiration will be missed on the RRR DT!! Take care and keep in touch! Hugs ♥

Kris B said...

Awesome card! Love how you used the ribbon and the pink heart is so cute! TFS God bless!!

D- said...

I love what you did with your ribbon. Your card is so pretty. TFS
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Edwina said...

Your card is so pretty. i love the ribbon you used, especially the dot ribbon. Love the digi. Thanks for sharing. Edwina Brown

Jill said...

What a beautiful card, and so much ribbon. Thank you so much for sharing with us.

Ardilla said...

what a wonderful idea on how to use this gorgeous ribbons!!!

Cathy said...

Your card is just beautiful. good luck in whatever life is keeping you busy.
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Unknown said...

I love your card it has my favorite colors in it beautiful

Stamp ave said...

Simply Beautiful!. Love your idea of background as ribbon!

Cindi said...

Beautiful card! I love the color combinations and ribbon. The pop of pink is such a great touch.

Tkat said...

creative ribbon useage. love the card! :)

marg0006 said...

Wow, love the bright color combo. So cheery and really make me think of summer.

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Mimi said...

Gorgeous card and I love how you used these stunning colors of ribbon!

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Susan White said...

I love your card. Love how you used all the ribbons, they are all so beautiful!!!

JennyH said...

Beautiful card, I love these shades of blue and green together. Great job in using all the ribbons together, might be a good idea for me to use up some of my ribbon stash : )

Jean Bullock said...

What a great idea. I never would have thought to do that with the ribbon. Very pretty and it would be very nice to touch.

keeleykats said...

Very clever use of the ribbons! Great card!

Carol Salisbury said...

Wow such ribbony goodness! Love your card!

Gloria Stengel said...

So pretty! I think you used ever scrap of the ribbon pack!

Teresa said...

Love how you used all the ribbons, so pretty! t.igo